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entrance to brooklyn battery park tunnel is flooded closed until further notice lower manhattan flooding fema sent national underwater team to drain the downtown area. more than seven million are without power. here's brandi hitt. >> reporter: good afternoon. new york is slowly starting to come back to life. superstorm sandy is living up to all warnings. at least 35 people have been killed. more than eight mill are without power. djg -- million are without power. sandy is leaving death, darkness and flooding as it moves inland. >> oh my gosh. no walls. >> reporter: the storm lost hurricane status monday as it made landfall on the new jersey shore 80 mile per hour winds. sandy had enough strength to flood lower manhattan with 13 foot storm surge and pushed this 700 ton tanker on to a staten island street. new york city subways under several feet of water. >> we've got all our resources to get everything open i am >> reporter: the damage is extensive in new york. a crane collapsed and still dangling 80 stories above streets. >> get on the sidewalk. >> reporter: major hospital was evacuated afte
entrance to brooklyn battery park tunnel is flooded closed until further notice lower manhattan flooding fema sent national underwater team to drain the downtown area. more than seven million are without power. here's brandi hitt. >> reporter: good afternoon. new york is slowly starting to come back to life. superstorm sandy is living up to all warnings. at least 35 people have been killed. more than eight mill are without power. djg -- million are without power. sandy is leaving death,...
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entrance to brooklyn battery park tunnel is flooded closed until further notice lower manhattan flooding fema sent national underwater team to drain the downtown area. more than seven million are without power. here's brandi hitt. >> reporter: good afternoon. new york is slowly starting to come back to life. superstorm sandy is living up to all warnings. at least 35 people have been killed. more than eight mill are without power. djg -- million are without power. sandy is leaving death, darkness and flooding as it moves inland. >> oh my gosh. no walls. >> reporter: the storm lost hurricane status monday as it made landfall on the new jersey shore 80 mile per hour winds. sandy had enough strength to flood lower manhattan with 13 foot storm surge and pushed this 700 ton tanker on to a staten island street. new york city subways under several feet of water. >> we've got all our resources to get everything open i am >> reporter: the damage is extensive in new york. a crane collapsed and still dangling 80 stories above streets. >> get on the sidewalk. >> reporter: major hospital was evacuated afte
entrance to brooklyn battery park tunnel is flooded closed until further notice lower manhattan flooding fema sent national underwater team to drain the downtown area. more than seven million are without power. here's brandi hitt. >> reporter: good afternoon. new york is slowly starting to come back to life. superstorm sandy is living up to all warnings. at least 35 people have been killed. more than eight mill are without power. djg -- million are without power. sandy is leaving death,...
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president obama back in washington, actually touring fema today, making sure that federal preparations are in place and the federal resources are ready to go. but both men will be back on the trail and there's only a week left. >> ama: live from ocean city, maryland, thank you for that report. >>> we will stay on top of the latest storm developments. our superstorm sandy coverage continues on abc-7 at 6:00, and 11:00 p.m. and get updates at any time on abc7.com. >> in other news this evening, at least 1 people must find a new place to live for the time being after a fire drove them from their homes in san jose. the fire broke out around 7:30 this morning in a condominium complex on creek side drive. the flames moved quickly after the fire started in a building that houses several garages. >> the structure did catch on fire. the fire went from the garage into the attic space of the townhome, and also spread laterally, damaging more apartments. >> we are just banging on the doors and saying, get out! , get out! some of them took awhile to respond because they were sleeping. it was 7:30 i
president obama back in washington, actually touring fema today, making sure that federal preparations are in place and the federal resources are ready to go. but both men will be back on the trail and there's only a week left. >> ama: live from ocean city, maryland, thank you for that report. >>> we will stay on top of the latest storm developments. our superstorm sandy coverage continues on abc-7 at 6:00, and 11:00 p.m. and get updates at any time on abc7.com. >> in other...
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president obama visited fema's headquarters yesterday. workers will run the nerve center that will coordinate the 's response to the storm. mr. obama reminded people to follow -- instructions of local officials. the president traveled to orlando, florida where he was going to campaign, but he has decide today cancel northern virginia and tomorrow in colorado. sandy forced mitt romney to change his plans. romney campaigned in ohio yesterday. instead of in virginia as planned. his campaign cancel add appearance for tomorrow in new hampshire. romney told supporters in ohio that our thoughts and prayers are with people who will find themselves in harm's way. >>> the streets of san francisco packed with giants fans many at the civic center watching on a jumbotron last night. thousands watched the world series with other giants' fans and shared in the victory shoulder to shoulder, next to city hall others filled restaurants and bars in the city but they all cheered their team on and shared the same sentiments after the game. >> amazing, a sweep
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. >> i haven't seen red cross, salvation army, fema, nobody. >> it will take weeks to recover and parts of new york still are still paralyzed. some subway service returned and it was announced power will be restored to manhattan by saturday. with limited traffic lines are growing and people ordered to drive with three passengers are stuck in traffic or they're running out of gas while waiting to fill up. >> i had this can in the car. so i just got out of the car and walked to the gas station. >> the coast guard is helping to bring fuel into the city. new york city marathon is still a go despite criticism runners will be traveling in areas devastated by sandy. >> is there concern over looting now? >> definitely. we've been hearing small cases of looting here in new york city. the police chief told us today that they arrested more than a dozen people accused of robbing a grocery store, looting in a grocery store. in new jersey officers won't let some news crews along the board walk. they're concerned about looting there. they're kicking people out trying to drive by to take a look. becaus
. >> i haven't seen red cross, salvation army, fema, nobody. >> it will take weeks to recover and parts of new york still are still paralyzed. some subway service returned and it was announced power will be restored to manhattan by saturday. with limited traffic lines are growing and people ordered to drive with three passengers are stuck in traffic or they're running out of gas while waiting to fill up. >> i had this can in the car. so i just got out of the car and walked to...
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fema workers will run the nerve center and coordinate the government's response to the storm. meantime mitt romney is campaigning in the midwest out of the storm's path. romney campaigned in the crucial battle gun state of ohio yesterday instead of in -- battleground state of ohio yesterday instead of virginia. he did call off events in new hampshire for tomorrow >> stock market is closed, regulators decided to shutdown the new york stock exchange the dow jones or the new york stock exchange because of the threat posed to manhattan and the nasdaq. last time the stock exchange was closed was 9/11. most mass transit in new york city shutdown making it nearly impossible for traders to get to work. regulators considering another shutdown tomorrow that decision has not been made. stay with abc7 news we are continuing coverage of hurricane sandy. "good morning america" will have a special live west coast edition at 7:00, to cover hurricane sandy. >>> should we show 'em now? >> yeah. >> here are the headlines this morning: giants sweep in the chronicle on sporting green twice is nice
fema workers will run the nerve center and coordinate the government's response to the storm. meantime mitt romney is campaigning in the midwest out of the storm's path. romney campaigned in the crucial battle gun state of ohio yesterday instead of in -- battleground state of ohio yesterday instead of virginia. he did call off events in new hampshire for tomorrow >> stock market is closed, regulators decided to shutdown the new york stock exchange the dow jones or the new york stock...
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fema pledged $3.5 million for the clean up, if it's necessary. >> tj, thank you. >> hurricane sandy forced cancellation of 150 flights in san francisco international airport. a number of airlines set a special to rebook thousands of passengers. some couldn't reach the airlines by phone to figure out what to do. there is a passenger that ended when 17 airports closed down. >> this is my first time flying. i feel like flying is horrible. i don't want to do it again. >> the situation not expected to improve and oakland airport not affected, as affected by the storms. there were some cancellations at san jose international airport. >> we're learning pg&e will be sending 150 employees to new york to help restore power. members of the international guard are sending help. abc 7 news has more on today's deployment a.and the mission. members of the 129th rescue wing are on a first name basis with a number of devastating hurricanes. >> first one in 1992, hurricane andrew, then reeta, ike and floyd he will kep conduct air rescue operations. the versatile helicopters being transported into the belly
fema pledged $3.5 million for the clean up, if it's necessary. >> tj, thank you. >> hurricane sandy forced cancellation of 150 flights in san francisco international airport. a number of airlines set a special to rebook thousands of passengers. some couldn't reach the airlines by phone to figure out what to do. there is a passenger that ended when 17 airports closed down. >> this is my first time flying. i feel like flying is horrible. i don't want to do it again. >> the...
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fema pledged $3.5 million for clean up if necessary rye we'll have continuing coverage of sandy throughout the evening. abc news will have live coverage on world news just ahaetd 5:30. there will be a special one our edition of night line at 11:35. >> other major story weaver following here now is arrival of the world champion san francisco giants. we're tracking them with their bus caravan. they made the exit from the airport. now they're pulling into at and t park. >> just an incredible group of folks there. you can here this is around the ballpark. >> a remarkable series that nobody expected to go this way. experts said texas, it was a couple years ago. it's hard for me to keep track. nobody expected giants were going to beat detroit, then to sweep them, wonderful storis.. >> for tear free, really. >> unless you're in detroit. >> it's a change. it's domination in that series. >> no doubt bit. many will show shots of when he's a little kid. we'll take a break now. more on giants >> you're getting a sense of what it's like to be nlt middle of this. it's just a crush. you saw carolyn tyler
fema pledged $3.5 million for clean up if necessary rye we'll have continuing coverage of sandy throughout the evening. abc news will have live coverage on world news just ahaetd 5:30. there will be a special one our edition of night line at 11:35. >> other major story weaver following here now is arrival of the world champion san francisco giants. we're tracking them with their bus caravan. they made the exit from the airport. now they're pulling into at and t park. >> just an...
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fema says more than $18 million in federal aid money has been disburse sewed far. red cross has sent 4,000 workers to offer relief. and coastguard teams from alameda and novato are deployed to the east coast and they will provide port security and assistance operations. >> military will be trucking in feel to alleviate the long lines for gas. defense department will deliver 24 million gallons of extra fuel to the new york area and lift restrictions deliveries by foreign ships. aaa are reporting that half of the gas stations are closed, many because they are without power. pg&e is sending hundred more workers, 150 others were sent earlier this week from california. in the meantime, in manhattan, cheers tonight when their lights went back on. >> con edison had hoped to restore power to all of manhattan by tonight. it now looks like it will be tomorrow night so some blackouts may linger lo longer than that. across the entire region. three and a half million are still without power. statue of liberty is closed indefinitely. statue had reopened last week after a $30 mil
fema says more than $18 million in federal aid money has been disburse sewed far. red cross has sent 4,000 workers to offer relief. and coastguard teams from alameda and novato are deployed to the east coast and they will provide port security and assistance operations. >> military will be trucking in feel to alleviate the long lines for gas. defense department will deliver 24 million gallons of extra fuel to the new york area and lift restrictions deliveries by foreign ships. aaa are...
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last year 49 laid off firefighters were rehired using a $15 million grant from fema. the new recruits will bring the department back to 683 firefighters, just shy of what the department had four years ago. >>> in lafayette the 120 day grace period for massage parlor to become state certified ends monday. police say they will begin enforcing compliance right away to fight businesses that operate as a front for prostitution. a new ordinance requires that all massage therapists and practitioners operating in lafayette be certified with the california massage therapy council. business owners must register every year with police. masseuses who are not already state certified will be required to undergo background checks. >>> and muni riders are being warned to be smart using your smartphones. if you are not payingtition to your surroundings, you are wearing a target on your back. we have the story. >> a crime alert. >> we are concerned about people getting their property stolen. ingleside police officers handed out flyers and brochures at this muni station. they want smart
last year 49 laid off firefighters were rehired using a $15 million grant from fema. the new recruits will bring the department back to 683 firefighters, just shy of what the department had four years ago. >>> in lafayette the 120 day grace period for massage parlor to become state certified ends monday. police say they will begin enforcing compliance right away to fight businesses that operate as a front for prostitution. a new ordinance requires that all massage therapists and...
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has cancelled an appearance in new hampshire on tuesday, and president obama is said to be going to fema headquarters today to get a briefing and begin monitoring storm conditions. >>> local democratic and republican parties are ramping up their efforts to make sure voters get to the polls. all over the bay area phone banks are up and calling people in both parties. abc7 news reporter thomas ramon has the story from oakland. >> she is a volunteer going door to door in this direct to make sure the voters know the issues and get out to vote. she's part of a few dozen men and women who volunteer to walk precincts for "oakland rising." she said this is important enough to do whatever she can do to help. if they see my face, they see my face and then i can get them out and tell them it's important, we need you. >> this election has local, as well as national issues that everyone should be concerned about, according to this woman, the executive director of oakland rising. >> we want to make sure people are clear about what is going to be on the ballot and make sure they feel motivated and clea
has cancelled an appearance in new hampshire on tuesday, and president obama is said to be going to fema headquarters today to get a briefing and begin monitoring storm conditions. >>> local democratic and republican parties are ramping up their efforts to make sure voters get to the polls. all over the bay area phone banks are up and calling people in both parties. abc7 news reporter thomas ramon has the story from oakland. >> she is a volunteer going door to door in this direct...
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fema funds have been approved to repair damaged roads and building in new york city and outlying areas that still need a lot of help. abc news reporter robert reports. >>> the nypd patrols the dark streets surrounding this beach, a welcome site for residence, who say the city has been slow to respond to their crisis. >> you could feel the house move. anthony said he will never forget the night sandy came ashore, flooding his neighborhood with up to five feet of water. >> this is like nothing you have ever seen in my worst nightmare. the scariest movie i've ever seen times ten. >> he used this to rope to rescue three neighbors by pulling them off their roof and into his second story bedroom but he would rather talk about the hundreds of volunteers who descended on his neighborhood over the past few days. >> but the heroes are the people walking around feeding everybody and bringing hot food and coffee and towels and everything. the people around here because nobody else did nothing for us. >> it started off with me and my husband, and then from there just people kept coming. >> gail hel
fema funds have been approved to repair damaged roads and building in new york city and outlying areas that still need a lot of help. abc news reporter robert reports. >>> the nypd patrols the dark streets surrounding this beach, a welcome site for residence, who say the city has been slow to respond to their crisis. >> you could feel the house move. anthony said he will never forget the night sandy came ashore, flooding his neighborhood with up to five feet of water. >>...